1- USMLE ID
The first step ever is to obtain a USMLE Identification Number also called USMLE ID or ECFMG ID this is done by going to this web page https://secure2.ecfmg.org/usmleidreq...navigator.aspx
After you enter your information such as name, email, address, etc they will send you an email giving you your ECFMG ID (8 digits number) and a password to access the online services.
Wait one week and if they don't send you the email (check your junk folder also) then call them +1 (215) 386 5900.
This USMLE ID is yours forever and you should record it in a safe place (not on your Kaplan lecture notes!)

2- IWA application
Before logging in to IWA make sure of the following:
Your Internet access is live and continuous (electricity or Internet outage may prove disastrous)
Your printer is ready and has enough papers.
Using your ECFMG ID and password you can log in to IWA and begin the application process. You can do that by going to this page https://iwa2.ecfmg.org
After logging in you will be asked to fill out online forms (be very careful while filling these) and if for any reason you are stumbled upon a question that you don't know the answer immediately, you can save the application and log out and come back to at a later time. Then you will be asked to print out some forms that you have to fill by hand and then send by mail to ECFMG.

3- Forms
Form 344 is a check list of what documents you have to attach.
Form 345 is medical school release request (basically you are allowing ECFMG to obtain your information from your medical school). Two copies needed of this form.
Form 183 or Form 186 these are forms that let ECFMG make sure that you (your name and a your photo) are in fact existent and that this is your signature and this is your ECFMG ID. These forms may have to be signed by your medical school official and/or by a notary public, for detailed information about these forms please read The Complete Guide to ECFMG Forms

4- Documents
The documents that you will be sending with these forms are
Medical school diploma + translated if it is not in English
Two passport sized photographs
Some other documents might be needed (like for example if you have transferred credits)
5- Send the forms and documents
Now that you collected and filled all these documents and forms you should send them to ECFMG Philadelphia office (address will be given to you in the forms and during the online application).

6- Wait for confirmation
ECFMG will tell you by email and by mail that they have received your forms and documents then they will send forms to your medical school asking them to verify your medical school credentials and also requesting your final medical school transcript (if you are a graduate) from them.

7- ECFMG to Medical School Forms
These forms you do not have access to it and you are not allowed to send them to your school, The ECFMG will send them.
They will send one copy of your 345 to tell the school that you allowed them to ask about you.
They will also send your Diploma (that you initially sent to them see step 4 above) and they'll ask the school to authenticate it.
They will also send a form called (Verification of Medical Education) the questions in that form are these;
what was the requirements before you entered the school
how many weeks of medical education you completed
what degree was awarded (if you are a graduate)
asking to verifying the attached diploma
dean or other authorized registration officer's signature, date, and name
any interruptions or extensions in your medical education
any disciplinary probation you had or currently have
any professional misconduct that you have during your school years
any negative reports about you in the school
any limitations or special requirements by you
8- Medical School to ECFMG
Your medical school would have to respond to these forms and should also send your final medical school transcript (in English, if not you will be asked to pay for the translation fees).
The last two steps may take several months! However, if your school participate in the ECFMG Medical School Web Portal then it may take only few days.

9- OASIS
After waiting for steps 7 and 8 above to finish you are now ready to check your status by logging in to OASIS (using your same ECFMG ID and password). The link is this https://secure2.ecfmg.org/emain.asp?app=oasis
When logged in look at the left hand side panel and click on "Medical Education Credentials and Standard ECFMG Certificate" and the status that you should be happy with is this "Medical education credentials received and verified", any other status means that you're not done yet.

10- Apply
Once you received that status you can now apply for any step you like using IWA or OASIS.
The fees for the exam has to be paid at this point. Current fee requirements are listed in this web page ECFMG | Selected Fees
Note that you are applying for an eligibility period not for exact exam date.
The eligibility periods are three months for all exams except CS it's 12 months.

11- Scheduling Permit
When you finish applying online you'll get a scheduling permit with permission confirmation number and exam registration ID that you should print out and take it with you to your exam. (note there is no more orange slips that you have to wait for in the mail as before).

12- Prometric
After receiving a confirmation email and mail from ECFMG for your application status (Scheduling Permit) you can then go to Prometric website and choose your exam date (of course within your eligibility period).
Here's the link to Prometric website Prometric Services: Testing and Assessment

Notes:
These steps are general and there might be significant variations depending on your special circumstances.
Be very careful while filling any form online or offline as they will held you responsible for any little thing you say and it's very difficult to change thereafter.
Processing times varies with the time of the year and on how fast your medical school responds to ECFMG.

In order to obtain a Certification Statement (Form 183) or Certification of Identification Form (Form 186), you must first complete the on-line part of an exam application using ECFMG’s Interactive Web Applications (IWA).

The Certification Statement (Form 183) is the paper certification required by ECFMG for applicants who are students enrolled in medical schools that do not participate in the ECFMG Medical School Web Portal (EMSWP). The Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) is the paper certification required by ECFMG for applicants who are medical school graduates or are students enrolled in medical schools that participate in EMSWP.

After you have completed the on-line part of your exam application, IWA will automatically generate the appropriate form (Certification Statement or Certification of Identification Form). You will then be able to print the form through IWA.

If you have already completed the on-line part of an IWA exam application and need to reprint your Certification Statement or Certification of Identification Form, access IWA.

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You may use IWA to apply for the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1, Step 2 Clinical Knowledge (CK), and Step 2 Clinical Skills (CS). You may use IWA to apply for examination regardless of whether you are applying to ECFMG for examination for the first time or have applied for examination previously. ECFMG will begin processing your exam application after receiving the on-line part of the application; either the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186), if required, or the Certification Statement (Form 183); and any other required documents.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The Application for ECFMG Certification became a requirement for ECFMG Certification on September 15, 2010. Effective on this date, international medical students/graduates must submit an Application for ECFMG Certification before they can apply to ECFMG for examination. For more information on the Application for ECFMG Certification, refer to the IWA FAQs and the Application for ECFMG Certification Overview and Instructions.

TO COMPLETE AN EXAM APPLICATION, YOU WILL NEED:
ACCESS TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER WITH A PRINTER.

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AN E-MAIL ADDRESS.

A USMLE/ECFMG IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND AN ON-LINE SERVICES PASSWORD (see below for more details).

A VALID CREDIT CARD: We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express.

OR

A CHECKING ACCOUNT AT A UNITED STATES BANK: To pay by electronic check, you must have either a valid U.S. Driver's License or a U.S. Social Security Number.

OR

If you have a USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number already, you can also pay in advance by sending a payment to ECFMG using Form 900. Once you have verified that the payment has been received and credited to your ECFMG financial account, you can begin the IWA application process. You can verify the status of your ECFMG financial account on-line using ECFMG's On-line Applicant Status and Information System (OASIS).

If you need to make multiple credit card transactions to pay for an exam, you must make these payments to your ECFMG financial account in advance. See Methods of Payment in the ECFMG Information Booklet for instructions.

Before you can begin the exam application process, you must have your USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number and on-line services password. You must also have completed the Application for ECFMG Certification. You can check the status of your Application for ECFMG Certification using OASIS.

If you have never submitted an application to ECFMG, you will need to complete the ECFMG On-line Authentication Process to obtain a USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number. Click here to go to ECFMG's On-Line Authentication Process. Once you have received the Identification Number and temporary password via e-mail, you can use them to log into IWA and complete the Application for ECFMG Certification. Once your Application for ECFMG Certification has been submitted, you can begin an application for examination.

If you have previously submitted an application to ECFMG, you will need your USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number and password. If you have used ECFMG's On-Line Applicant Status and Information System (OASIS), you already have a password. If you have a USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number but do not have a password, you must complete ECFMG's On-Line Authentication Process and wait for a temporary password to be e-mailed to you before you can proceed with an IWA application. Click here to go to ECFMG's On-Line Authentication Process.

If you forgot your USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number, you must complete the ECFMG On-line Authentication Process to obtain your number. Click here to go to ECFMG's On-Line Authentication Process. ECFMG will perform a thorough search using the information you provide and, if a USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number exists for you, your ID number will be sent to your e-mail address of record. If no e-mail address is available, your USMLE/ECFMG ID number will be mailed to the current mailing address in your record.

If the system is unable to identify you, your information will be submitted to ECFMG for processing. Once this process is complete, your USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number and a temporary password will be sent to the e-mail address you provided. If you have any questions, please contact ECFMG Applicant Information Services at (215) 386-5900 for assistance.

Before you begin an exam application, you must read the editions of the ECFMG Information Booklet and the USMLE Bulletin of Information that pertain to the eligibility period in which you take the exam. Before applying for Step 1 or Step 2 CK, you should also be familiar with the Biometric Enabled Check In System Privacy Notice for USMLE Candidates, which describes the privacy and security practices that have been established for the Biometric Enabled Check In System (BECS) program implemented by Prometric as part of standard test day procedures for computer-based Step examinations.

You should gather the medical education information needed to complete the application. This information includes the names and addresses of medical schools you have attended or are attending, attendance dates, clinical clerkships completed, and any credits that you transferred to the medical school that awarded or will award your medical degree.

If you are completing an exam application for the first time, you should allow approximately one hour to complete all items. You should be able to complete subsequent applications in a shorter period of time since you will not need to re-enter all of the information.

You should also review the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) before you begin an exam application. If you have questions that are not answered in the ECFMG Information Booklet, USMLE Bulletin of Information, Overview, Instructions, or FAQs, you may contact ECFMG Applicant Information Services between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time in the United States, Monday through Friday, at (215) 386-5900.

There are two parts to the exam application.
The on-line part of the application

AND

Either the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) OR the Certification Statement (Form 183).
ECFMG must receive both the on-line part and the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186), if required, or the Certification Statement (Form 183) in order to process your application.

1. On-line Part

You must begin with the on-line part, which includes most of the application items. Instructions for the application items are available throughout the process. You can also print the application instructions for all items at any time.

When you begin an on-line application, your application will be assigned an Application Identification Code. (The Application Identification Code is different from, and should not be confused with, your USMLE/ECFMG Identification Number.) You should write down the Application Identification Code and keep it in a safe place.

As you move from screen to screen, the information you provide will be saved. If you are unable to answer all application items in one session or you are disconnected from the application, you can return to it later by clicking the link to your saved application after logging into IWA.

Although you do not have to answer all items in one session, you must complete all on-line application items within 14 days of the date you last saved the application. Otherwise, the application will no longer be valid, and you must start another application.

After completing the application items for one exam, you will have the opportunity to apply for other exams for which you may be eligible on the same application.

When you have completed the on-line part of the application, you will have the opportunity to review all information for accuracy and make any necessary corrections or changes before submitting it. As the last step in the on-line part of the application, you will print your Certification of Identification Form (Form 186), if required, or Certification Statement (Form 183).

2. Certification Form

Medical School Graduates: You will be required to complete a Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) if you do not have a valid Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) on file with ECFMG. The Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) must be completed by you and an authorized official of your medical school and/or a Consular Official, First Class Magistrate, Notary Public, or Commissioner of Oaths. The on-line part of your application will be transmitted to ECFMG only when you click on one of the links to proceed to the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186).

There are three Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) options for medical school graduates:

"Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) - Certification by Medical School Official," for all medical school graduates
"Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) - Certification by Notary Public," for graduates of medical schools that participate in the ECFMG Medical School Web Portal (EMSWP) and for graduates whose medical education credentials have been primary-source verified by ECFMG
"Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) - Certification by Notary Public and Medical School Official," for graduates of medical schools that do not participate in EMSWP and whose medical education credentials have not been primary-source verified by ECFMG

When you have completed the on-line part of the application, you will be able to view the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) options available to you.

If you complete a "Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) - Certification by Medical School Official" or a "Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) - Certification by Notary Public and Medical School Official," your Form 186 must be sent to ECFMG directly from the office of the medical school official who signed the form. If the form is not sent to ECFMG from the office of the medical school official, it will not be accepted.

If you complete a "Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) - Certification by Notary Public," the form can be sent to ECFMG by you.

In either case, the signature(s) of the official(s) must be current; the official(s) must have signed the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) within four months of the date that it is received at ECFMG.

Additionally, ECFMG must receive the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) and any additional documents and photographs as soon as possible but no later than 12 months from the date you submit the on-line part of your application. ECFMG must receive the on-line part of your application, the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186), and all required documents to process your application.

Your application will not be considered complete until the completed Form 186 (if you do not have a valid Form 186 on file with ECFMG) and any other required documents are received at ECFMG.

If you are a graduate of a medical school that participates in EMSWP and your medical education credentials have not been primary-source verified by ECFMG, ECFMG cannot complete the processing of your application until your medical school verifies your status through EMSWP. ECFMG will make your record available to your medical school and request verification typically within three weeks of receipt of a complete application. The time needed to complete the processing of your application is contingent upon your medical school’s response to the EMSWP verification request. You will not be registered for examination until your medical school verifies your status.

Medical School Students: The certification form that you are required to complete will vary depending on whether your medical school participates in the ECFMG Medical School Web Portal (EMSWP). Medical school students enrolled in medical schools that participate in EMSWP will be required to complete a Certification of Identification Form (Form 186), if they do not have a valid Form 186 on file with ECFMG. Students enrolled in medical schools that do not participate in EMSWP will be required to complete a Certification Statement (Form 183).

Both the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) and Certification Statement (Form 183) must be completed by you and an authorized official of your medical school. The on-line part of your application will be transmitted to ECFMG only when you click on the link to proceed to the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) or Certification Statement (Form 183).

The signature of the medical school official who signs your Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) or Certification Statement (Form 183) must be current; the official must have signed the form within four months of the date that it is received at ECFMG. The form must be sent to ECFMG directly from the office of this official. If the form is not sent to ECFMG from the office of the medical school official, it will not be accepted.

If you are required to complete a Certification of Identification Form (Form 186), ECFMG must receive the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186) and any additional documents as soon as possible but no later than 12 months from the date you submit the on-line part of your application. ECFMG must receive the on-line part of your application, the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186), and all required documents to process your application. To complete the processing of your application, your medical school must verify your status through EMSWP. ECFMG will make your record available to your medical school and request verification typically within three weeks of receipt of a complete application. The time needed to complete the processing of your application is contingent upon your medical school's response to the EMSWP verification request. You will not be registered for examination until your medical school verifies your status.

If you are required to complete a Certification Statement (Form 183), ECFMG must receive the Certification Statement (Form 183) and any additional documents as soon as possible but no later than four months from the date you submit the on-line part of your application. ECFMG must receive the on-line part of your application, the Certification Statement (Form 183), and all required documents to process your application.

Processing Time for Applications

ECFMG processes exam applications typically within three weeks of receipt of the on-line part; the Certification of Identification Form (Form 186), if required, or Certification Statement (Form 183); and any other required documents. Eligible applicants are registered after the processing of their applications is completed.

If you are a student enrolled in a medical school that participates in EMSWP or a graduate of a medical school that participates in EMSWP and your medical education credentials have not been primary-source verified by ECFMG, ECFMG cannot complete the processing of your application until your medical school verifies your status through EMSWP. ECFMG will make your record available to your medical school and request verification typically within three weeks of receipt of a complete application. The time needed to complete the processing of your application is contingent upon your medical school's response to the EMSWP verification request.

Orientation and Practice Materials

Orientation and practice materials for all Steps and Step Components, as well as additional information on examination content and test formats for Step 1/Step 2 CK, are available on the USMLE website at www.usmle.org.